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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bengies, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bengies and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Bengies:
- 39.345108, -76.426627
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Bengies
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Bengies is near Baltimore City and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Bengies
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bengies ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Berryhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berryhill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
- Bowleys Quarters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Dundee Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Edgewater is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Golden Ring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
- Goldentree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goldentree is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldentree
- Hartland Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hartland Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Run
- Hartland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Kings Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kings Court is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Maple Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maple Crest is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
- Marys Choice
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marys Choice is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Choice
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Middlesex
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Middlesex is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Poplar
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poplar is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Rockaway Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockaway Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
- Shady Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shady Oaks is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Silver Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Woods
- Sue Creek Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sue Creek Landing is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue Creek Landing
- Turkey Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Turkey Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point
How Far From Bengies to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bengies to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bengies and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bengies to Towson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bengies) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Bengies to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bengies. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3451, Longitude: -76.4266 In this case, the coordinates for Bengies have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.499 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.064 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.281 degrees. |
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